All things of the body stream away like a river, all things of the mind are dreams and delusion; life is warfare, and a visit to a strange land; the only lasting fame is oblivion.
MARCUS AURELIUSLook back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too.
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The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.
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Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.
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Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.
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For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.
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He is so rich, he has no room to shit.
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Be like the cliff against which the waves continually break; but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.
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Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it.
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Do what you will. Even if you tear yourself apart, most people will continue doing the same things.
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If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
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Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
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The blazing fire makes flames and brightness out of everything thrown into it.
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It is not the actions of others which trouble us but rather it is our own judgments.
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To refrain from imitation is the best revenge.
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Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.
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Nothing happens to anybody which he is not fitted by nature to bear.
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